Best SACD player under $1500?

Agree with the Sony recommendations.
Another alternative for slightly more money ($1100+ used and $550 for mod) is a used Marantz SA14 modded by TRL.

A new unit alternative is a Sony 2000ES modded by TRL which you can get for probably $800+ total.

Good luck.

The new marantz 9500 can be had for right at 1500 . The underrated Xindak SCD 2 is another bargin player that is good on both sacd and redbook.

there are a few. I have the Sony xa777es modded. I got it used for about $1,500. The SACD is great. The redbook is really good. As much as I hear people complaining that the redbook wasn't very good on this player. I keep comparing it to other players hoping to make a change, but it keeps beating other players in the price range. I assume those comments were for the stock player's redbook performance which I haven't heard. Mine was modded from the start.

Who does the mods? Any recomendations? I have the sony 777xes and would be interested in a mod package.

Larry Rosen,
you look into TRL (Tube research Labs). They are doing a mod on my marantz sa-14 (see long thread). They are quite reasonable at $550 per unit and quite good. Bob